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When did the turnip winter take place? |
●1916-1917 |
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Why was there a turnip winter? |
●Because of the British Naval Blockade stopped food getting into Germany ●Germans didn't introduce rationing and that had bad harvests |
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What was the Blockade's aim? |
●To starve Britain into submission ●Block the North Sea and the Channel
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How did the Blockade work? |
●Encouraged merchant ships to trade with Britain instead of Germany |
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When did the Blockade start? |
●1915 |
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What was Germany's response to the Blockade? |
●Unrestricted U Boat Warfare |
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What was Unrestricted U Boat Warfare about? |
●Starving Britain into submission ●Introduced February 4 1915 ●Stopped for a while after the sinking of the Lusitania in May 1915 but resumed a couple months after (Feb 1916) |
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What did the U Boats lead to in Britain? |
●Rationing |
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When and Why did unrestricted I Boat warfare stop? |
●1917 ●Too many ships were protecting the merchant ships (The convoy system) |
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What new Technology was used at sea? |
● Q ships ●Mines ●depth charges ●Convoys |
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What's are Q ships? |
●Decoy ships- ships with guns disguised as merchant ships |
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What's at mines? |
●Destroyed I boats- bombs that stopped I boats from entering the English Channel |
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What were depth charges? |
●Bombs that went off underwater at certain depths |
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What were convoys? |
●British and US warships escorted merchant ships in close formation ●Allies shipping losses fell by 20% |
